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you had the big headline. gigantic headline that said, first time ever, worst congress ever, first time, the 111th congress ever. the rating showed the most conservative democratic senator was to the left of the most liberal republican. there is now no overlap ideologically at all between the parties making this a dysfunctional congress. >> we always have boy boisterousness, but in the belly of the beast i haven't seen it this bad. we just don't have a center anymore. fundamentally, chuck what we have is parliamentary pard innocen partens. you have a minority republican party with the reins of power through the house. voting no on everything the president wants or does, leads to the embarrassment we're seeing now. >> and senator, were you from a conservative, ideologically, moderate to conservative center right stake being a democrat. almost forced politically to always be the person in the middle. that's not the case in the house. >> i think norm's right, check, in the sense there's no more large, healthy cen
you had the big headline. gigantic headline that said, first time ever, worst congress ever, first time, the 111th congress ever. the rating showed the most conservative democratic senator was to the left of the most liberal republican. there is now no overlap ideologically at all between the parties making this a dysfunctional congress. >> we always have boy boisterousness, but in the belly of the beast i haven't seen it this bad. we just don't have a center anymore. fundamentally, chuck...
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how that all changed is the big story behind the walls of state ville. >> it's another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, we're talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. it's really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. we're looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >> tower one. >> it's 6:45 a.m. at stateville correctional center. >> tower two, voight. >> officers on the 7:00 to 3:00 shift are preparing for their day. for the next eight hours, 400 correctional officers will police more than 2,600 inmates. before most inmates wake up, the humans and machinery whose sole purpose is to ensure the prisoners stay secured begin their daily routine. >> we got nine gallery coming your way. >> 10-4. >> officer michael white's responsibility is to stand guard in tower 14, from which he sees the entire northeast corner of stateville. he's been on the job for more than five years. >> you have to be seri
how that all changed is the big story behind the walls of state ville. >> it's another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, we're talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. it's really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. we're looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >>...
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acuvue® oasys brand. >>> big news, big news, you guys. after months of negotiations, a deal has been reached to end the nfl lockout. [ applause ] >> or as china put it, oh, great, glad you got that deal worked out. any word on the $14 trillion. yeah, might want to get working on that one. >>> let's take a look at the morning papers. "the new york times." the unemployed need not apply. that's the message from the growing number of employers. a recent review of websites like monster.com and craiglist show hundreds of job postings will only consider people who are currently employed or recently laid off. it's become common enough that new jersey passed a law banning these types of ads. >> financial times, netflix is bracing for the backlash of the recent price hike. the company warned of a slowdown. it sent netflix shares tumbling 10% in afterhours trading. >> and grand central terminal is getting bigger. a ten-year deal in the works to build an apple store there. if approved on wednesday, the construction is expected to take about four mont
acuvue® oasys brand. >>> big news, big news, you guys. after months of negotiations, a deal has been reached to end the nfl lockout. [ applause ] >> or as china put it, oh, great, glad you got that deal worked out. any word on the $14 trillion. yeah, might want to get working on that one. >>> let's take a look at the morning papers. "the new york times." the unemployed need not apply. that's the message from the growing number of employers. a recent review of...
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how that all changed is the big story behind the walls of stateville. >> it's another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, we're talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. it's really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. we're looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >> tower one. >> it's 6:45 a.m. at stateville correctional center. >> tower two, voight. >> officers on the 7:00 to 3:00 shift are preparing for their day. for the next eight hours, 400 correctional officers will police more than 2,600 inmates. before most inmates wake up, the humans and machinery whose sole purpose is to ensure the prisoners stay secured begin their daily routine. >> we got nine gallery coming your way. >> 10-4. >> officer michael white's responsibility is to stand guard in tower 14, from which he sees the entire northeast corner of the stateville. he's been on the job for more than five years. >> you have to be
how that all changed is the big story behind the walls of stateville. >> it's another day in paradise. >> just to let you know, the next couple of days, we're talking about extreme heat. we need to ensure ice is passed out so you guys can keep your fluids nice and cold and for drinking. it's really important to check each other out, make sure you guys are okay. we're looking at 105 heat index plus for the next four to five days. >> the towers. curry. >> sir. >>...
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usually, it's a big deal. this is moving away from florida and the southeast coast affecting the bahamas and possibly bermuda. each squiggly line tells us where we think the storm is going to go. the big story is the heat. mid-90s in the mid-atlantic. you want to talk hot, the middle of the country, no one tops you. easily, near record heat all week long. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> this president has been in charge for two and a half years. he has increased federal spending by 28%. was
usually, it's a big deal. this is moving away from florida and the southeast coast affecting the bahamas and possibly bermuda. each squiggly line tells us where we think the storm is going to go. the big story is the heat. mid-90s in the mid-atlantic. you want to talk hot, the middle of the country, no one tops you. easily, near record heat all week long. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in...
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. >>> we know the budget, going into these big ticket items. how would you really reduce the spending, but getting rid of something big? in the trillion-dollar level? what would you get rid of? >> i was one of the folks last week who introduced an amendment that said, let's at least freeze defense spendsing. i did that. it's not a very popular thing for a republican to do. i like defense, it's important to me. i think constituency in my state. we did that. we only got 65 democrats and only 70 republicans. i'm willing to put everything on the table to be serious about spending reductions. >> what do we do about the big entitlements that go through the roof as people get older and older. you can't limit the number of people turning 65 by law. how do you deal with the cost increase? >> let's start by being honest with ourselves. i think the president did that this week. if you read his veto message about cut, cap and balance, he says the only reasons he opposes a balanced budget amendment is that it prevents us from keeping our promises to the sen
. >>> we know the budget, going into these big ticket items. how would you really reduce the spending, but getting rid of something big? in the trillion-dollar level? what would you get rid of? >> i was one of the folks last week who introduced an amendment that said, let's at least freeze defense spendsing. i did that. it's not a very popular thing for a republican to do. i like defense, it's important to me. i think constituency in my state. we did that. we only got 65...
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investors taking a bit of a breather after tuesday's big rally. many, of course, in wait-and-see mode. investors focusing on that instead of solid corporate earnings. in the financials, u.s. bank corp and blackrock topped expectations, abbott labs and united technologies posting impressive profit increases after the closing bell, intel, ebay, america express and qualcomm earnings all coming in better than expected. ebay jumping. small-cap stock, nalco surged on the world that eco lab will buy the company. and zillos scoring 78% in its first day of trading. now back to chris and chris matthews of "hardball." chris? >>> welcome back to "hardball." they're trying to change their laws on voting. are these doing this to prevent voting fraud? or could they be trying to prevent mine order horace cooper is here, and judith brown deanis is here. i want to get perch feeling about a person who would cheat in a voting booth. or engage in planning that kind of thing. what is your visceral reaction, horace? >> that's outrageous behavior. what it does is disenfr
investors taking a bit of a breather after tuesday's big rally. many, of course, in wait-and-see mode. investors focusing on that instead of solid corporate earnings. in the financials, u.s. bank corp and blackrock topped expectations, abbott labs and united technologies posting impressive profit increases after the closing bell, intel, ebay, america express and qualcomm earnings all coming in better than expected. ebay jumping. small-cap stock, nalco surged on the world that eco lab will buy...
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it's big whitewater, and as americans we're historically good at big whitewater. >> the real celebrations are still to come, in a city that embraces the majesty of the old and the excitement of the new. >> we'll do it in the way that we believe is spectacular, and it would be spectacular. it's going to be great for the world to watch. it will be great for our children to watch. it's going to be exciting. >> reporter: martin, perhaps as you know better than me, here the folks like to say they are bang on schedule. that's what everybody told us today. six venues here at the olympic park already completed. they're even putting the track down in the not-too-distant future in the stadium behind us. >> we both covered the royal wedding, do you sense there is as much excitement there for this huge event the olympics games for the wedding, for a young man, who as both of us know isn't going to be yet close to the throne, because his father will succeed the queen. >> reporter: that's certainly the case. for the young generation, this is something they're excited about. mind you, this is a year out
it's big whitewater, and as americans we're historically good at big whitewater. >> the real celebrations are still to come, in a city that embraces the majesty of the old and the excitement of the new. >> we'll do it in the way that we believe is spectacular, and it would be spectacular. it's going to be great for the world to watch. it will be great for our children to watch. it's going to be exciting. >> reporter: martin, perhaps as you know better than me, here the folks...
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they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters prefer a big plan, the president's idea of a $4 trillion deficit reduction package that's mixed with some tax hikes on wealthy americans and corporations, over this idea of a cuts only approach of 2.5 trillion that house republicans say they would prefer. it was a 58-36 split. wasn't even close. independents, 54% of them preferred that bigger approach, the president's approach which is similar to gang of six and why he came out for it. the only people that seem to be on the other side of this were some of the core rank and file republicans and tea party supporters. more from this poll. 52% believe democra
they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters...
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. >>> well, the big story today, debt-struction. a lot of political shenanigans, developments coming fast and furious,y might expect this afternoon. widely, the markets are expecting a deal of some findish even if it's a band thade doesn't do much. we'll see what it mean. good afternoon. i'm dylan ratigan. a mass of house votes on yet another revised version of speaker boehner's deal. all of these deal, lick nickels and -- the final vote won't come until later tonight if boehner can whip up the 216 votes to do the deal. couldn't do it yesterday. we start with luke rurt on capitol hill. mike viqueira on standby at the white house. we begin with you, luke. tell me about a tea party politician who ran for the congress in objection to the back room arm twisting where i say i'll take away funding for the bridge, the sochool, the hospital if you don't vote on this? people wouldn't tolerate that and i imagine they're saying i'll withdraw your funding if you don't say yes on this vote? >> the house gop banned earmarks. weren't of the reason
. >>> well, the big story today, debt-struction. a lot of political shenanigans, developments coming fast and furious,y might expect this afternoon. widely, the markets are expecting a deal of some findish even if it's a band thade doesn't do much. we'll see what it mean. good afternoon. i'm dylan ratigan. a mass of house votes on yet another revised version of speaker boehner's deal. all of these deal, lick nickels and -- the final vote won't come until later tonight if boehner can...
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a 100 percent. ♪ >>> our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. and we are falling off a financial cliff and unless we finally do something about this debt, we're placing on the backs of our kids and our grandkids, we'll never recover. >> i won't place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the way this town spends money. i'm a freshman, maybe i'm naive, but i don't think unless we force -- unless we force republicans and democrats to balance their books every year, they won't. the only way we can do that is to force them. >> people don't want to be financially responsible, you got to force them to do it. that's the message on the debt ceiling debate being preached this week by tea party republican joe walsh. really, congressman walsh should know. that's pretty much how he became a congressman. when joe walsh launched his bid for congress, it was th
a 100 percent. ♪ >>> our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. and we are falling off a financial cliff and unless we finally do something about this debt, we're placing on the backs of our kids and our grandkids, we'll never recover. >> i won't place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the...
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the president has laid out a big plan. majority leader harry reid and the senate democrats have said we want to work toward a big plan to reduce this deficit by at least $4 trillion over the next ten years. >> senator durbin -- >> we've got to do this. >> my question is, is whether president obama is the one to really lead this? there are some progressives as well as republicans who say that he has been late to this negotiation, late with ideas and late to provide leadership. >> david, let me tell you, if you could have been in the white house cabinet room, as i was, for six separate meetings, and watched this president of the united states patiently listen to each member of the leadership in congress lay out their ideas of where to go and how we can do this together, if you know that he started the meeting saying "i'm putting everything on the table" so that we can have a reasonable, comprehensive approach to it, you saw real leadership in action. i can't think of another president in my memory who would have devoted that
the president has laid out a big plan. majority leader harry reid and the senate democrats have said we want to work toward a big plan to reduce this deficit by at least $4 trillion over the next ten years. >> senator durbin -- >> we've got to do this. >> my question is, is whether president obama is the one to really lead this? there are some progressives as well as republicans who say that he has been late to this negotiation, late with ideas and late to provide leadership....
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>> i think this is the big question. either that was a brilliant performance, where no one can lay a glove on him, because he didn't know anything and can't speak to any of the details, or he really has lost it. i think that all of my experience with him, and all of the experience of other people who have worked with him say that he is very much in the details of his company and the operations. >> what were your impressions? do you think that he was being gen wine or not? do you think the members of parliament were convinced he didn't know anything? >> i think for once, reverend al, being 80 years old was deployed to great effect. he looked pitiful and pained, couldn't remember names, places, times. couldn't remember the fact that reporters under his watch in his company blackmailed, paid police officers, illegally hacked people's phones. he didn't know any of it. yet interestingly, whenever it came to answering the direct question, he was absolutely adamant and robust -- no, he didn't know, and it was all the blame of p
>> i think this is the big question. either that was a brilliant performance, where no one can lay a glove on him, because he didn't know anything and can't speak to any of the details, or he really has lost it. i think that all of my experience with him, and all of the experience of other people who have worked with him say that he is very much in the details of his company and the operations. >> what were your impressions? do you think that he was being gen wine or not? do you...
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the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers. no one is really going to get washed out. the best chance would be in eastern north carolina. because i mixed up the days, here's your saturday with today's forecast. looks like the rain from don is going to stay whatever is left in mexico. showers and storms and areas of tennessee. it's just amazing that we just can't break this heat wave. it's literally going to take probably a big tropical storm or hurricane to do that, and there's nothing on the way for at least another week. >> okay. well, thanks for taking a look out there for us. bill karins. >>> biologists say they'r
the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers....
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he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do alternate that point when he's up against a hard place in. >> well, if the question is, is it better politically for the president to send out letters that say we're soish we can't pay your social security, yeah, that would aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's -- i certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan, but as an american. >> the old deal was if you got the hot han, you guys are ahead, most people say you're the party of less taxes and probably could cut spending better, i think that's generally the assumption wh
he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with...
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and i'm a big fan, i'm from iowa originally. >> nice. >> yes. i'm an atheist and in zanesville, ohio, in 2008 you asserted that no organization receiving taxpayer funds would be able to discriminate in hiring or firing based on a person's religion. however, you have not rescinded the executive order that permits this type of discrimination. in a time of economic hardship when it's difficult for a person to get a job based on her skills, what would you say to a woman who has been denied employment because of her religion or lack of religious beliefs by a taxpayer-funded organization? >> well, this is a very difficult issue, but a more narrow one than i think might be implied. it's very straightforward that people shouldn't be discriminated against for race, gender, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. what has happened is, is that there has been a carve out, dating back to president clinton's presidency, for religious organizations in their hiring for particular purposes. and this is always a tricky part of the first amendment. on the one
and i'm a big fan, i'm from iowa originally. >> nice. >> yes. i'm an atheist and in zanesville, ohio, in 2008 you asserted that no organization receiving taxpayer funds would be able to discriminate in hiring or firing based on a person's religion. however, you have not rescinded the executive order that permits this type of discrimination. in a time of economic hardship when it's difficult for a person to get a job based on her skills, what would you say to a woman who has been...
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things done, we can -- washington can still get big things done. this is about continuing to have a strong economy and continuing to compromise and take maybe a couple chapters out of tip o'neil, bob michael, ronald reagan, president clinton, people that have served in this town with distinction and gotten big things done through compromise. >> jay? >> some house republicans said that they've already compromised and that's what the boehner bill is, it is a compromise. >> well, i'm going to let jay -- >> oh, come on! >> i'm going to let jay do his job here. i'm not here to take his job. i'm here to try and put forth a message that in one of the highest unemployment sectors in the country, where we have friends and neighbors all over the country that are out of work during the construction season, they ought to go back to work. they shouldn't be held hostage. these projects shouldn't be held hostage, and we have 4,000 faa employees through no -- hardworking people that come to work every day and do their jobs. >> can you explain what the bottleneck i
things done, we can -- washington can still get big things done. this is about continuing to have a strong economy and continuing to compromise and take maybe a couple chapters out of tip o'neil, bob michael, ronald reagan, president clinton, people that have served in this town with distinction and gotten big things done through compromise. >> jay? >> some house republicans said that they've already compromised and that's what the boehner bill is, it is a compromise. >> well,...
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>> there's clearly a big opening. there's a big group of the republican party that's not that enthusiastic about mitt romney, hasn't been for some time. if they're not now, they probably never will be. i think there's a group that would tolerate him because they think he's electable. michele bachma has caught fire, especially with tea party activists, but it's not clear that enough republicans think she would be electable. and i think rick perry is looking at the field and saying i can bridge those two. he's talking to donors who sat out who are saying we'd like to back you to do that. there's certainly an opening, it's not too late, although there are difficulties getting in as far as getting consultants and locking some of the big bundlers, but they're not prohibitive. >> jonathan, we have rick perry, a charismatic and certainly likes the attention kind of politician. is this a ploy for media attention or do you think that he's really ramping up as he gives that quote which is so kind of all over the place. but the
>> there's clearly a big opening. there's a big group of the republican party that's not that enthusiastic about mitt romney, hasn't been for some time. if they're not now, they probably never will be. i think there's a group that would tolerate him because they think he's electable. michele bachma has caught fire, especially with tea party activists, but it's not clear that enough republicans think she would be electable. and i think rick perry is looking at the field and saying i can...
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what is thought to be a basic subatomic particle and proof is provided by the big bang machine. these are massive 17 or 18-mile-long particle accelerators built in geneva, switzerland and illinois. and so what is the god particle and what is confirmation of the existence after decades of searching actually mean? joining me is eric pits from the franklin institute, chief astronomer, and derrick, this is going to grab a lot of people's attention and why is it called the god particle, and what is it? >> well, the god particle is known as a higgs bosign and it is by the standard methods of physics not discovered yet. this is crucial, because it is the one particle that scientists will help us to understand basic things about the universe as you said, be one of the most basic ones is that we don't understand why particles have mass, so it is hoped that by discovering this particle we might be able to figure that out as well as figure out things about the early history of the universe, et cetera, et cetera. >> and derrick, tell us more ant the big bang machines, and these are the mach
what is thought to be a basic subatomic particle and proof is provided by the big bang machine. these are massive 17 or 18-mile-long particle accelerators built in geneva, switzerland and illinois. and so what is the god particle and what is confirmation of the existence after decades of searching actually mean? joining me is eric pits from the franklin institute, chief astronomer, and derrick, this is going to grab a lot of people's attention and why is it called the god particle, and what is...
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it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces of this deal that i know hasn't been well received on your side of the aisle is this idea that any of the loopholes that could get closed, any of that stuff, is basically being punted to tax reform. now, if the bush tax cuts go away for the wealthiest, if any of that happens. is that sort of trust but verified approach okay with you? >> well, i think it might be. clearly, we want to do away with the tax cuts for the wealthy. we tried to do that last december. and couldn't get the votes, but i know the president feels strongly about that. i know that most democrats feel very stron
it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces...
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he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do with that bill when he's up against a hard place? >> if the question is better politically for the president to send out letters that say, we're sorry we can't pay your social security? yeah, that's going to aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's going to -- certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan but as an american. >> let me ask you what would you do if you were the house leader and wanted to end this? the old deal was, if you had the hot hand and republicans spending, you guy, ahead in spending. most say you're the party o
he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the...
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in other words, cuts to the big three. and, number five, of course, is the big one for republicans -- no tax hikes. boehner's plan is nothing but cut, cap, and balance, wrapped in a brand-new package and tried to be sold to the american people tonight. if you look at it side-by-side comparison, the two plans, boehner is a fool not to take reid's package. boehner's plan has 1.2 trillion in cuts. reid more than doubles the number with $2.7 trillion in cuts. so who's the honest player here? boehner has two debt limit votes and reid has one. let's get it done. reid's plan also has deep cuts to the pentagon budget, and it assumes that the wars are going to eventually end in iraq and afghanistan on a date, right? now, boehner's problem with the reid plan is that it takes the big three right off the table. and, of course, the real republican two-step is to kill the new deal and defeat of president obama and create more opportunities for more tax breaks at the top. neither one of these plans tonight, it must be pointed out that th
in other words, cuts to the big three. and, number five, of course, is the big one for republicans -- no tax hikes. boehner's plan is nothing but cut, cap, and balance, wrapped in a brand-new package and tried to be sold to the american people tonight. if you look at it side-by-side comparison, the two plans, boehner is a fool not to take reid's package. boehner's plan has 1.2 trillion in cuts. reid more than doubles the number with $2.7 trillion in cuts. so who's the honest player here?...
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three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion out of the economy, and if you do it soon, unfortunately, then you're going to have a tremendous problem. if you don't raise taxes on the rich, where are those cuts going too to come from? they're going to come from education, from infrastructure, from basic r&d. from all the things you need to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and of course, if we go back to the old tax rates, before the bush tax cuts, we would be looking at $4 trillion into the treasury over the next decade, is that correct? >> of course we would. look, i was very proud, i was a member of the clinton administration. we ended the clinton
three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion out of...
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three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> well, i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion out of the economy, and if you do it soon, unfortunately, then you're going to have a tremendous problem. if you don't raise taxes on the rich, where are those cuts going too to come from? they're going to come from education, from infrastructure, from basic r&d. from all the things that you need to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and of course, if we go back to the old tax rates, before the bush tax cuts, we would be looking at $4 trillion into the treasury over the next decade, is that correct? >> of course we would. look, i was very proud, i was a member of the clinton administration. we ended
three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> well, i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion...
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visit remax.com today. >>> is chris christie a big tease? from the start the brash new jersey governor said there's no way he is running for president. but his actions have a lot of people wondering. today, he showed up in des moines, iowa for a conference and republican fund-raiser. last week, he met with the group of wealthy conservatives who asked him to run. >>> and back in may, some iowa businessmen also tried to convince him to get in. governor christie, either you are keeping alive the rumor or you need to get a new person in your scheduling office. they have a suspicious way of moving you around. from the teachers to the students. i had a student the other day that said... "miss stacy, this class is changing the way that i look at things." sparking that interest and showing them that math and science are exciting... it's why i teach. ♪ i know they can, even when they think they can't. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art st
visit remax.com today. >>> is chris christie a big tease? from the start the brash new jersey governor said there's no way he is running for president. but his actions have a lot of people wondering. today, he showed up in des moines, iowa for a conference and republican fund-raiser. last week, he met with the group of wealthy conservatives who asked him to run. >>> and back in may, some iowa businessmen also tried to convince him to get in. governor christie, either you are...
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big difference yesterday. nice and sunny. thank you. >>> still ahead, inflation on college campuses across the country and we're not talking inflation. it's grades. wait until you hear how many grades of a are given. are they all deserved or is something else going on? you're watching msnbc sunday. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone that mixes business with pleasure. so let's get our work done, america, so we can all get back to playing "angry birds." the motorola expert from sprint. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. >>> when it comes to fixing the debt problem we've heard lots of grand statement from lawmakers on where they stand. in a week or two a plan wi
big difference yesterday. nice and sunny. thank you. >>> still ahead, inflation on college campuses across the country and we're not talking inflation. it's grades. wait until you hear how many grades of a are given. are they all deserved or is something else going on? you're watching msnbc sunday. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and smarter so you can get back to playing "angry...
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governor of texas and, of course, the big p. still waits to see what happens with sarah palin. >> funny, if were you from another planet, mike, you notice that the people are heavy set. the bigger people like jeb, and like certainly haley barbour my pal. heavy set guys, using the right terms, aren't running. the skinny minis are running. i don't know what that's about. must be politically correct to be running these days. i appreciate your -- up next, the gunman in those horrific attacks in norway says he wanted to take his country back for the muslims and immigrants, blaming liberals for pushing multiculturalism. a very sensitive topic. let's look at 9 state of right wing extremism in europe. this is "hardball" only on msnbc.ç announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better ser
governor of texas and, of course, the big p. still waits to see what happens with sarah palin. >> funny, if were you from another planet, mike, you notice that the people are heavy set. the bigger people like jeb, and like certainly haley barbour my pal. heavy set guys, using the right terms, aren't running. the skinny minis are running. i don't know what that's about. must be politically correct to be running these days. i appreciate your -- up next, the gunman in those horrific attacks...
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the new college football season is nearly upon us. >> it's big. i understand the commodores have at least ten national merit scholars. >> laugh it up. laugh it up, joe. the college game day crew is gearing up as well. two members of the team, erin andrews and kirk herbstreit. >> this is earlier than we wake up. >> we're trying our best here. >> mika wanted me to ask you guys, how are the williams east in division three? >> down, actually. really good graphics. >> amherst. >> this is really good. two years ago you went there. >> isn't it beautiful? the purple valley. >> i understand you actually won the nashville? >> i live in nashville. we did a thursday night football game. you did saturday. >> big college. >> come on. >> very cute. >> let me tell you something, the feel on a saturday night, you better buckle up. >> their quarterback, though. you better watch out. a >> you laugh. you laugh. >> we'll take it. if we must, we'll talk about joe's school, alabama. how do they look this year? are they going to be back? >> they have five straight nation
the new college football season is nearly upon us. >> it's big. i understand the commodores have at least ten national merit scholars. >> laugh it up. laugh it up, joe. the college game day crew is gearing up as well. two members of the team, erin andrews and kirk herbstreit. >> this is earlier than we wake up. >> we're trying our best here. >> mika wanted me to ask you guys, how are the williams east in division three? >> down, actually. really good...
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he said we need a long-term solution, he said we need a big solution, a grand solution, the president offered that, it was clear that he could have gotten that deal, in my opinion. the first time that he walked away from the deal, and i'm absolutely convinced, having talked to the president, he could have gotten a deal the second time he walked away. the problem is i think his party wants to play politics, his party irresponsibly wants to hold hostage the credit of the united states and every american's credit to politics. hopefully mr. boehnorç will return to his original concept that we ought to have a long-term, get us out of the election era, and what he's always said he wants is stability to businesses can count on our policies. well, he's suggested something absolutely the opposite of what he said is good policy. >> congressman hoyer, i appreciate your semantic correction of what i said about the democrats -- >> schumer said that. >> my point about it, though, is that -- and i think senator schumer's point can also be taken is we have a history here now, going back the last fe
he said we need a long-term solution, he said we need a big solution, a grand solution, the president offered that, it was clear that he could have gotten that deal, in my opinion. the first time that he walked away from the deal, and i'm absolutely convinced, having talked to the president, he could have gotten a deal the second time he walked away. the problem is i think his party wants to play politics, his party irresponsibly wants to hold hostage the credit of the united states and every...
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we have a big show tomorrow. on the show, senate budget committee chairman kent conrad and congressman tom price from the budget committee, and former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and the new york times business reporter andrew sorkin and lawrence o'donnell host of "last word with lawrence o'donnell" on msnbc, and my colleague tamron hall is off today, and thomas roberts is standing in for her. >> we are following the latest at the white house where lawmakers are trying to come to a compromise. now in order to prevent default which is seven days away, what happens if america's credit rating is ultimately downgraded. >>> and david wu says he is resigning from office amid a sex scandal, but not immediately, and we will have details on "newsnation" up next. 3q double shift... i need a break. he needs some gellin'. yeahhhhhhh. gellin' is like having a teeny tiny foot masseuse in your shoe. you like ? nice ! dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. outrageous comfort, all-day long. but afraid you can't af
we have a big show tomorrow. on the show, senate budget committee chairman kent conrad and congressman tom price from the budget committee, and former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and the new york times business reporter andrew sorkin and lawrence o'donnell host of "last word with lawrence o'donnell" on msnbc, and my colleague tamron hall is off today, and thomas roberts is standing in for her. >> we are following the latest at the white house where lawmakers...
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which right now is a big assumption. >> big assumption. >> huge. >> a lot of fuddy-duddy math. >> still not getting serious. >> i went away from fuzzy. >> all fuzzied up? is that like, fuddy-duddy? >> yes. >> moving beyond the 2000 election. so -- all right. >> you know -- are you surprised they don't have a deal today? because i actually, really -- i mean, i really thought -- >> i would be shocked if they don't have a deal in the next two or three days. i -- again, republican freshmen may have a big ideological difference with barack obama and his world view. it is no more -- the divide is no greater than ronald reagan's was with tip o'neill in 1983, when they sat down, and did a deal. the same with newt gingrich and bill clinton in the 1990s. i mean, yes. you differ with barack obama and the democrats, but -- you get the bill. >> usually you're good at seeing someone's angle. what's the angle? >> i see the angle. these republicans believe this is their only opportunity to -- >> are they so stuck to their -- >> do you want knee answer -- >> that they cannot even think outsided box for
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coming up, big news overseas. british numbers papers saying james murdock misrepresented parliament. >> also, news in the united states. a settlement from years back. a hacking settlement. almost $30 million. is it coming here? looks like it. >> ( rooster crows ) >> by 2020, 50 billion network devices will roam the earth. that's seven devices per person. this will change how we work in ways we've never before imagined. what do you need to secure your people, their devices, and your business? a network that can evolve and grow to protect your human network. [ jerry ] i'm a grandfather, a retired teacher, and i count on social security. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in waste and loopholes, how could they look at us? maybe we seem like an easy target... until you realize... there are 50 million of us. [ female announcer ] tell the politicians: cut waste and loopholes, not our benefits.
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that's a big problem. but it is not the number one issue for the public. >> sam, let me ask you about this meeting with cantor and boehner in the white house secretly sunday. it suggests to me thatch you realize, look, the tea party ain't going to be a big deal. he's not going to sign any constitutional amendment that's not going to get through. is the president now working with boehner and cantor on a postconstitutional amendment deal if you will for smaller cuts and the debt ceiling raise? bah it seems to me, the house is the problem. >> yeah. and i think it will play out according to my reporting as this -- they have the mcconnell plan, which is raising the debt ceiling while vetoing cuttings. as a way to buy into it, they have the republican caucus attract $1.5 trillion in cuts agreed to. so you end up having two pack e packages merge to one, house republicans can say they cut $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending. but no entitlements of the long-term growth of the deficit and debt is still a problem
that's a big problem. but it is not the number one issue for the public. >> sam, let me ask you about this meeting with cantor and boehner in the white house secretly sunday. it suggests to me thatch you realize, look, the tea party ain't going to be a big deal. he's not going to sign any constitutional amendment that's not going to get through. is the president now working with boehner and cantor on a postconstitutional amendment deal if you will for smaller cuts and the debt ceiling...